Re: Jill Martinez’s Aug. 27 commentary, “Time for a plan to bring troops home from Iraq�:
I agree completely with Martinez. We need a plan for getting our troops home from Iraq, but any kind of intelligent plan of action is not forthcoming from President Bush and his rubber-stamp Republican Congress. That is why this upcoming election is so important. We need a change of direction and a change of leadership. Bush says he wants to stay the course, but in reality, we're going nowhere and have achieved little to make us safer from terrorism.
I have nothing against Rep. Elton Gallegly. He's probably a loyal American and a good person. Unfortunately, he is also a good Republican and an administration loyalist. This is a problem, because Bush has led us into a quagmire in Iraq that, under the present terms, is unwinnable. Because of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's bad planning for the war, more than 2,600 young people have died and almost 20,000 have been wounded. It's time for the American people to say, "Enough."
The Republicans have had their chance at leadership, and they have failed. It's time for new leadership. It's time for fresh ideas. It's time to elect Martinez to Congress.
— Suzanne Gunther, Newbury Park
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